Soups

Several times each week, mobile street markets called tianguis bring beautiful seasonal vegetables (and just about everything else) to Mexican neighborhoods. Inspired by those markets, this simple soup is easy to put together using any vegetables you have on hand —or you can choose whatever catches your fancy at the farmers’ market. Bring out all […]

This Mexican Food, the sumptuous pale-green pozole is thickened with a classic and thoroughly authentic salsa of green tomatillos and ground pumpkin seeds, spicy with green chiles and bursting with the fresh flavor of cilantro. Frying the salsa before adding it to the soup brings out its remarkable flavor. Garnishes of crunchy chicharrón (fried pork skin) and creamy avocado […]

A good pozole is primarily about the nixtamal (hominy), which blossoms while it cooks with the pork and chiles and adds wonderful flavor to the broth. Like almost everything made with corn, pozole has ancient roots in Mexico and many regional variations. This version, made with mild dried red chiles, is a favorite at fiestas and family gatherings. Serve […]

Menudo is considered a surefire cure for just about anything from a hangover to a broken heart. It’s true: the world does look sunnier over a huge bowl of steaming menudo with all the garnishes and a cold beer. Menudo is a Mexican Food with a unique flavor and rich, gelatinous broth. You may use either honeycomb […]

Hearty puchero de res is a classic home-style soup that is served in every tiny lonchería (a snack bar usually run by a one woman who cooks and serves) and fonda (an inexpensive home-style restaurant) in Mexico. It always includes generous chunks of beef and corn, plus potato or yam and the cook’s choice of seasonal vegetables. It’s […]